Father suspected of killing his three children in southwestern Japan
Police in Kyushu said Saturday that a 41-year-old man is suspected of killing his three children and that he may have originally been planning to take his own life.
Relief and concern as Osaka, Nagoya and other large cities prepare for end of emergency
While some welcomed the move in the hopes it would help revive their economies, others expressed concerns that lifting the declaration too soon could lead to a resurgence of the virus.
Japan to lift state of emergency over COVID-19 in six prefectures from Monday
With the decision to cancel the declaration in Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Aichi, Gifu and Fukuoka starting March 1, the focus in those areas will shift to suppressing any resurgence of the virus.
Fukuoka Prefecture to ask government to end state of emergency early
Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka could be removed from the list this weekend as infections have declined and hospitals have become less strained.
Japan weighs lifting virus emergency for six prefectures at end of month
A formal decision on ending the emergency in Osaka, Kyoto Hyogo, Aichi, Gifu and Fukuoka prefectures could be reached by Friday.
Japan keeps COVID-19 emergency in place as hospital occupancy remains high
A health ministry advisory board warned that while new cases were declining in most areas, clusters at hospitals and care facilities could propel death tolls to high levels.
While the country provides a lump sum for mothers to assist with childbirth costs, some are finding it doesn't stretch far enough as a result of pandemic pressures.
Japan likely to maintain virus emergency in 10 prefectures for now
The government was looking to downgrade the emergency in three prefectures this week, but it's politically safer for Suga to keep the measures in place for the time being.
Aichi, Gifu and Fukuoka are seeing low numbers of new infections, but high hospital bed occupancy rates are still a concern.
In Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures, where the survey was conducted for the first time, the detection rate stood at 0.54% and 0.19%, respectively.
Record sales of dollar bonds by Japanese prefectures gather steam
In the latest example, Kyushu's Saga Prefecture sold its first note in the U.S. currency on Tuesday, following last week’s issuance of such debt by neighboring Fukuoka Prefecture.
